Railway cross-tie.



J. O. HICKMAN.

RAILWAY CROSS TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG, 8, 1907.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

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A flan/ 1' J. O. HICKMAN.

RAILWAY CROSS TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8. 1907.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 W1 TNESSES mirlen PATENT @FFTQE.

JACOB-O. HICKMAN, O1" BUTTERFIELD, ARKANSAS.

RAILWAY CROSS-TI E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Bat-exited Dec. 15, was

Application filed. August 8, 1907. Serial No. 387,855

T 0 allwho m it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JACOB O. Hronnazv, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butterfield, in the county of Hot Spring and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Cross-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My 1nvent1'on has relation to railway cross-ties, and consists in tie made in one 'eral parts assembled, which figure also shows the railway rails in place, and held by holding-blocks. Fig. l, is a top plan view of my invention as shown in 3,the right-hand rail and holding blocks being left off. Fig. 5, is agroup, showing difi'erent views of the holding-blocks. Fig. '6, is a group, showing the diti'erent parts of my cross-tie whether the cross-tic be made in one solid piece, or in separate pieces and assembled. 7

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

in describing my invention l read the drawings from left to right.

My invention is described as follows Mytie is about 8 feet long, in which the numeral 1, represents the base-plate, the under side of which is arched as shown at 2, so that'the ends of the arch are about two inches lower than the'center thereof. The said base also has a or oss-arch 3, its entire length; thiscross-arch turns downwardly at each end, but does not extend entirely to the side walls of the plate, leaving at each side a foot 4, about one inch wide.

The web orcenter piece a, is the same length as the base and stands vertically on the upper face thereof, and is about l inches high by 1 lnch thick; the top, or crown (l,

. .is the same length as the other two plates 1 and 5, and is about 1 inch thick, and from: about 3 to 5 inches wide.

. When the tie rests on a level plane, the

center of the longitudinal arch stands abort inches higher than at its ends, and the center of the cross-arch stands about two inches higher in its center than at its ends; said rail is also provided on each side of the web with braces 7, underneath the crownplate, their straight sides resting against the Faces of said web, the outer faces of their upper ends coming out flush with the edges of said crown-plate, the outer edges of their lower ends coming out fiush'with edges of the base-plate.

Passing through the crown-plate 6, at each end and on each side of the web, are square bolt holes" 11 and 12,-of the regulation size, for bolts to pass through. The bolt holes 11, on one side of the web are about el inches apart, longitudinally reckoned, and the bolt holes 12, on the other sideare about the same distance apart, longitudinally reckoned, and about 2 inches inwardly from the other bolt holes. The purpose of this irregularlocation is to prevent the holes from coming directly across said crown-plate and ther by weaken it at these particular'poiuts. I

In order to hold the railway. rails I provide my cross-tie with four holding-blocks, (see Fig. in which the numeral 13, represents one of the blocks which is provided with longitudinal slots 11, corresponding with the bolt holes 11 and 12. These blocks are each provided with a nose 15, which fits over the llange and against the web of the.

railway rail, and a shoulder 16, which fits against the outer ed; ;'eofthe flange of the rail; 13 is a bottom view of the block,showing the-nose end 15, concave: 13 isan end view of the block; these blocks are held in place by bolts 1.7, (see Figs. 3 and at), which pass through said slots 1a, through the bolt holes 11 and 12, in the crown-plate (3, and are. secured by nuts 18, which screw up against the under face of said crown-plate.

The construction of my lie'being provided with arches Q and 3, insures against its slipping either side'wise. or endwise. The top' faceot" the crown-plate is provided with serrations (3 and the lower faces of the holding-blocks 13. are provided with corresponding serrations G and'the web 5, is provided in its, upper edge, immediately under the ends of the holding-blocks, with recesses 18 so thatthe nuts 18, may be con veniently turned, but I may, and sometimes do, make the holes 11 and 12, wide enough "the spirit, or sacrificing any of my patenttically and longitudinally on the upper face and in the center of said base, and a crowntions 6 and square bolt-holes 11, two on combination, construction and arrangement of the several parts of my'mvention I do not and modification therein as may clearly tall claim as new and desire to secure by Letters purposes set forth.-

cesses 118 l have given the i e mate dimensions toe various parts tie, to aid in its :m ann aire, but i do, not confine myself to the ea ct dimensions given, l may vary the dimensions as experience may demand.

Although I have specifically described the confine myseli particularly to such specific combinatlon, constructlon and arrangement, as 1 claim the right to makesuch changes within the scope of my invention, and which may he resoiwd to without departing from able rights therein,

- Having described my invention, what I Patent, is y l. A railway cross-tie, consisting of a base-plate 1, provided with a longitudinal arch 2, its entire length, a cross-arch 3, nearly its entire width, leaving at each end of said arch 3, a foot 4:; a web 5, seated verlate 6 seated horizontall and lonitudinally at its center on the upper edge ofsaid web, said crow11plate provided Wltll' serra each end and one side of said Web, and square bolt-holes 12, two at each-end and on the other; side of said web, none of said holes being opposite each other, with means for holding railway rails in place, substan tially as shown and described, and for the nallyatits center on the upper edge or said web, said crown-plate providedwlth serrations 5 andsquare bolt-holes 11, two on each end and one side of said web, and square hob-holes 12, two at each end and on the other side of said web, said holes 12, being about two inches inwardly from said holes 11, with. means for holding railway rails in place, substantially asshown and described and for the purposes set forth.

3. A railway cross-tie, consisting of a base 1, provided with a longitudinal arch 2, and a cross-arch 8; a web 5, provided at each cndand its upper edge-with'recesses 18 rising from said base; a crown-plate 6, provided at each end with bolt'holes 11 and 12,- and on its upper face with serrations 6 h0lding-blocks'13 each provided with longitudinal' slots correspondingto said boltholes, and on their under faces with serrations 6 and a shoulder 16, said blocks adapted to be secured by bolts and nuts to the upper face of said crown-plate in position to hold a railway rail firmly in place,

substantially as shown and described and i v for the purposes set forth.

4. In a device of the character described,

a base-plate 1, provided witha longitudinal arch :2, and a cross-arch 3; a web 5, provided in its upper edge with recesses 18; a crownplate 6, provided at each end with bolt-holes 11 and 12, and on its upper face with serrations 6 braces 7, resting on the base and supporting said crown-plate, and holdingblocks 13 each provided with longitudinal slots corresponding to said bolt-holes, and

ontheir under faces with serrations 6 and a shoulder 16, saidblocks adapted tobe se-' cured in place, to the upper face of said crown-plate in position to hold' a railway rail firmly in place, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes, set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.-

JACOB O. HICKMAN.

, Witnesses:

HENRY BERGER, WILL J. THRASHER. 

